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Catastrophe Risk Management
Building the Right Builders Risk Policy
2011-10-01 | Christopher M Brophy
Construction catastrophes can doom a business. Christopher Brophy explains how builders risk insurance, properly designed, can save the firm.
Reinsurance
Reinsurance Terminology Explained: Bordereau
2011-08-13 | Larry Schiffer
Larry Schiffer demystifies reinsurance jargon.
Reinsurance
Multiparty Reinsurance Contracts—All for One and One for All
2011-05-01 | Larry Schiffer
Larry Schiffer discusses the act-as-one provision found in many arbitration clauses.
Catastrophe Risk Management
Insurance Coverage Considerations for Claims Resulting from the Japanese Earthquake
2011-04-01 | Christopher M Brophy
Assessing the impact and coverage is no simple task. Chris Brophy elaborates.
Reinsurance
Who's on First? Conflicting Arbitration and Service-of-Suit Clauses
2011-03-01 | Larry Schiffer
Larry Schiffer relates cases involving the conflict between the clauses in reinsurance contracts and offers contractual fixes.
Captives
A Cautionary Tale about Captive Risk Distribution
2011-02-01 | Donald J Riggin
Don Riggin discusses the portfolio theory and its influence on risk distribution.
Captives
Evaluating Your Captive's Capital and Surplus Requirements
2010-12-04 | Donald J Riggin
Excess surplus is not always a good thing, per Don Riggin, as it represents underemployed capital for a very unlikely event.
Market Practices
Claims Administration—The Insurance Service
2010-12-01 | Peter Polstein
Pete Polstein stresses the importance of claims administration.
Reinsurance
Protect against Inflation with the Reinsurance Index Clause
2010-12-01 | Larry Schiffer
To stem the effect of inflation on long-tail claims under excess-of-loss reinsurance, Larry Schiffer says consider an index clause.
Claims Management
Controlling Claims Leakage through Technology
2010-11-01
Proper use of claims systems, basic reporting analysis, and advanced tools such as predictive analytics can help reduce the ultimate cost of risk, per David Tweedy.
Catastrophe Risk Management
Building the Right Builders Risk Policy
2011-10-01 | Christopher M Brophy
Reinsurance
Multiparty Reinsurance Contracts—All for One and One for All
2011-05-01 | Larry Schiffer
Catastrophe Risk Management
Insurance Coverage Considerations for Claims Resulting from the Japanese Earthquake
2011-04-01 | Christopher M Brophy
Reinsurance
Who's on First? Conflicting Arbitration and Service-of-Suit Clauses
2011-03-01 | Larry Schiffer
